Volume VI #30 12/21/2021- Carlson, obit, Mauldin, Woodard, Phillips, Bertelsen, Directors

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Lost 2021

Honoring and Remembering Longhorns lost in 2021

TLSN website pays a permanent tribute to Longhorns lost in 2021. All are Texas treasures and Longhorn brand builders.

Click on the name to read and celebrate the life of burnt orange souls:

Lost 2021

Professor Carlson is with his leading lady Amy Carlson at the Strand in Galveston celebrating a Christmas past.

Larry Carlson’s recent article captures the winning spirit of the injury-prone 1971 football team.

Larry says “Nobody could foresee the torrent of injuries that rained down that spring on the Horns. Ten-plus players sustained spring football injuries that required surgery. One player, the standout LB/FB Vacura, a Minnesota product, sustained such a debilitating knee injury that his gridiron days were, tragically, over before they had begun.”

“The injury bug of the spring, as it turned out, would become a veritable plague of locusts that would ravage the roster come autumn. Never before or since 1971 have so many key performers been felled or substantially slowed by injuries.”

The photos on the link listed below are reminders of the consequences of playing a contact sport in the 1960s and 1970s.

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/1971-a-team-thathas-paid-the-ultimate-pricefor-victory

1971 Captains- Stan Mauldin, Tommy Woodard, Eddie Phillips, and Jim Bertelsen

Not Giving Back has Toppled Civilizations.

Walt Disney said, “If you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.”

One of TLSN’S goals is to inform readers of compassionate organizations created by former Longhorn student-athletes, staff personnel, trainers, managers, and coaches.

Included on the TLSN website are charities inspired by: Doug English, Michelle Adamolekun, Cole Pittman, Johnnie Johnson, Tommy Nobis, NFL Austin Chapter, Brian Robison, Sam and Emmanuel Acho, Tina Bonci, Charlie Cravens, Working Exes for Texas Swimming, and TLSN.

Important disclosure: The TLSN website informs but does not endorse charities established by Longhorns. Contributing to any organization requires personal due diligence to understand the charities mission.

The link to the site is @:

https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/giving-back-taxexempt-organizations-setup-by-former-longhorn-student-athletes .

TLSN Board Members are giving back- not taking. No one on the Board draws a salary.

(Seeking two more to join the Board in 2022. Contact williamdale@msn.com)

From the TLSN Board of Directors, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with Horns ???? and Eyes ???? UP !!

Meet the TLSN Board

November 2017, Benny Pace and Billy Dale toasted the completion of the TLSN 501 (C) (3). TLSN’s mission is to help qualifying former longhorns who have fallen through society’s safety net. The organization, as a tax-exempt, has supported three former student-athletes with an average grant of $15,000. The precursor to the TLSN tax-exempt (LSG) helped nine former student-athletes with an average check of $12,000.

COO-

Jim Kay

Beth Coblentz

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Spanky Stephens

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A TLSN Newsletter from the past.

The TLSN website features a page titled ‘HEALTH WATCH”. This page remains current with Horns experiencing health issues. In September of 2016 the TLSN Newsletter stated :

9/16/2016

1) Joey Aboussie had open heart surgery two weeks ago in Houston and is recovering.

2) Jenna McEachern fell off her bike, fractured her wrist and tibia.

3) Glenn Gaspard is recovering from a Stint insertion in his heart.

4) Tommy Woodard had surgery a week ago and is now home recovering.

As of 12/20/2021, there are four players listed on the “Health Watch” Please keep these teammates in your thoughts and prayers. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/steve-mcmichael

PLEASE EMAIL ME AT WILLIAMDALE@MSN.COM TO ADD FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES, MANAGERS, TRAINERS, COACHES, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES).

TLSN is not associated with the UT Athletic Department or any organization closely aligned with UT.

TLSN is an independent organization celebrating Longhorn Sports History and assisting qualifying Horns who need temporary financial assistance.

TLSN’s mission is to build bridges to the past, present, and future, sharing Longhorn sports history through the eyes of those who created it.

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